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A graphviz representation of the update from Panskepp and Brem, "Archeology of Mind", which captures what data tells us now about affective brain systems.
/* Affective systems - then and now
*/
digraph g {
graph [nodesep="0.7", margin="0.6,0.15"];
rankdir = LR;
edge [dir="back"];
node [fontname="verdana", shape=record, style="filled", fillcolor=snow];
/*
new [shape=box, style="rounded,filled", fillcolor=springgreen]
*/
new [label="New, and notable\nin Open-Source\nCommunities",
shape=ellipse,
style="filled", fillcolor=springgreen];
subgraph cluster2 {
style = filled;
color = snow3;
node [shape=record, style="filled", color=gray];
label = "Primary Emotions\n(20th century psychology)";
/* having these as records generates a nicer graph: */
feel [label="<hap> happiness| \
<sad> sadness| \
<fear> fear| \
<ang> anger| \
<surp> surprise| \
<disg> disgust"];
}
subgraph cluster1 {
style = filled;
color = snow3;
node [shape=record, style="filled", color=gray];
label = "Affective brain systems\n(data: 21st century neurobiology)";
affect [label="<exp> seeking (expectancy)|\
<sex> lust (sexual excitement)|\
<care> care (nurturance)|\
<joy> play (social joy)|\
<sad> panic/grief (sadness)|\
<fear> fear (anxiety)|\
<rage> rage (anger)"];
}
"?" [label="not primary\n(higher order)",
shape=egg, fillcolor=firebrick3];
affect:exp -> new
affect:sex -> new
affect:care -> new
affect:joy -> feel:hap
affect:sad -> feel:sad
affect:sad -> feel:fear
affect:fear -> feel:fear
affect:rage -> feel:ang
"?" -> feel:disg
"?" -> feel:surp
}
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yarko commented Oct 15, 2013

I created this for a dinner / discussion w/ David Richo on November 10th, 2013.
I used it in a Nikola blog, which I simply copied the html output into an eventbrite event: http://gotlove2do.eventbrite.com

Eventually, I will use it for a longer, proper blog post.

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